LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Billie Eilish recently received a lot of flack for a remark she made about men not having to deal with criticism regarding their bodies since "girls are nice."
The ‘Happier Than Ever’ singer’s comment was dubbed "tone deaf" with several netizens calling her out for living "in her little bubble."
What did Billie Eilish say about men not having to face criticism about their bodies?
In an interview with Variety, Billie Eilish touched upon the controversial topic of body positivity and the expectation of the perfect body and opined that male singers are seldom criticized for their bodies as compared to the intense scrutiny faced by female artists.
She noted, "Nobody ever says a thing about men’s bodies. If you’re muscular, cool. If you’re not, cool. If you’re rail thin, cool. If you have a dad bod, cool. If you’re pudgy, love it! Everybody’s happy with it."
Eilish continued, "You know why? Because girls are nice. They don’t give a f**k because we see people for who they are!"
Internet reacts to Billie Eilish's comments about men not having to face body shaming
Soon after Billie Eilish's remarks about men not having to face criticism about their bodies came to light, netizens vehemently disagreed with her and explained why she was wrong.
One said, "Yeh...that's objectively not true. Maybe in her little bubble that's the way it is - but dudes get criticized for their looks all the time in the real world."
Another wrote, "This is false and a little tone deaf, a lot ofppl go through criticism both as men and female and every experience is valid."
"I love Billie but men receive criticism all the time for their bodies. If a guy is too fat, too short, or whatever, they are criticized by both men and women," expressed a person.
They further explained, "I’m not gonna sit here and say it’s as bad as what women have experienced for decades because that would be an obvious LIE and a false equivalence, but men develop body insecurities all the time because of unrealistic attractiveness standards made by society."
"It’s just not as socially acceptable for men to speak up about it compared to when women speak up about it," noted the commenter.
"I totally disagree because Short guys face a lot of it," said someone else.
Another remarked, "There for sure is WAY less criticism, but to say there isn't any criticism is a complete lie. Lol."
One person stated, "Lol - men don't face criticism? Men aren't insulted if they're too short, too fat, too muscular, and on and on and on. And the insults come from those primarily insulting women - other women."
"She may want to step outside the bubble for air once in a while," said another disgruntled netizen.
Billie Eilish talks about being sexualized for wearing revealing clothes
In the same interview, Billie Eilish opened up about being sexualized whenever she wears body-hugging or revealing clothes.
The singer stated, "I have big boobs. I’ve had big boobs since I was nine years old, and that’s just the way I am. That’s how I look," while adding that she has never tried to "have people not sexualize me."
She, nevertheless, added that she mostly preferred wearing her signature baggy clothes as when she seldom wore revealing clothes, she was subjected to unwanted attention.
"You wear something that’s at all revealing, and everyone’s like, 'Oh, but you didn’t want people to sexualize you?', stated Elilish, before adding, "You can suck my a**! I’m literally a being that is sexual sometimes. F**k you!"
